Insect on cranesbill near Smallcombe Cross
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Insect on cranesbill near Smallcombe Cross
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 16 Jun 2017
A thriving colony of pencilled cranesbill (Geranium versicolor), which seems to be becoming more common as an escape. On this specimen is a male thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis). This is on a vacant site bordered on the north by Luscombe lane, and on the other sides by recent housing.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.443074
Longitude
-3.591911